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Kanji Detail for 防 - "defend, prevent, protect"
防
- Meaning
防 means "defend, prevent, protect."
Defend - To protect; to guard.
Prevent - To stop from happening; to block.
Embankment - A protective barrier; a levee.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
ward off; defend; protect; resist
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
defend; prevent; embankment
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to protect, to defend, to guard against
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An embankment. Earth built up to prevent water from overflowing. | To guard against. As in the colloquial 隄防 (be on guard). | All preparations for defense are called 防. As in 海防 (coastal defense), 邊防 (border defense). Refers to places where troops are stationed.
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Sentences including 防
This watch is waterproof.
My dream is to be a fire fighter.
My camera is waterproof.
The fireman soon put the fire out.
My watch is waterproof.
He made up his mind to be a fireman.
We must prevent war at any cost.